There is now been new information released on
how Harry Potter fans can enter the upcoming
Pottermore.com website EARLY!

"Each day for seven days, from 31 July to 6 August,
we will be placing a clue on the Pottermore homepage
to help you find The Magical Quill."

"The Magical Quill detects the birth of a magical child
and writes his or her name down in a large book."

"Every year, Professor McGonagall checks the book and sends owls to the children
who are turning eleven, to inform them that they have a place at Hogwarts.
The lucky few who locate The Magical Quill during the Magical Quill challenge
(which will run from 31 July to 6 August 2011) will have the chance to register
for Pottermore early and gain access to the site before it opens to all in October 2011."

"There will be a new clue every day, and each clue will relate to a different book in the
Harry Potter series. On Day 1 the clue will relate to the first Harry Potter book,HARRY POTTER and the Sorcerer’s Stone, on Day 2 the clue will relate to HARRY POTTER and the Chamber of Secrets, and so forth."

I am delighted to report that the final HP film,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,
looks like it will indeed cross at least
1 billion dollars worldwide.

It already has earned $926,534,509 worldwide,
and currently stands as #15 on the worldwide
most successful films of all-time chart,
and it may soon become one of the top ten
most successful worldwide films worldwide.

In the U.S. it has earned $296,534,509.
Everywhere else, it's earned $630,000,000.

It appears that everyone, even people who haven't followed
Harry Potter before now, want to see it "all end here".

I am delighted to say that the final Harry Potter
movie is running strong indeed, with now
well over 678 million dollars worldwide!

The question remains, will it continue to soar,
in terms of money-earning, through this weekend?

As of today, Harry Potter isn't the only notable movie currently in movie theaters.

Starting today, there is a new movie that MAY slow Harry Potter's money-earning.
"Captain America: The First Avenger" has premiered in theaters today,
but we won't see how badly, if at all, Harry Potter is affected by it, until tomorrow.

According to boxofficemojo.com, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
is number 46 on the all-time worldwide box office, with 678,000,000!

On the domestic (U.S.) chart, the final Harry Potter film is number 85 on the all-time chart.

If I was to take a guess at how much Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
will make worldwide, I would say 1.1 billion dollars worldwide.
We'll have to wait to see if that guess is near the actual number.

Will Pottermore be free?
Yes, access to Pottermore will be completely free;
you won’t have to pay to use the site.

The Pottermore Shop will have items in it
that you’ll be able to buy, but choosing to purchase
something – or not – won't affect your progress through
the story as the Shop sits outside of the
online reading experience.Will Pottermore be available in multiple languages?
Yes. Initially, Pottermore will be available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
We are aiming to introduce more languages in the future – including Japanese and Korean
later this year. You’ll be able to keep track of language availability here on the Insider.

Can you please explain what you mean by 'online reading experience'? How much will I, as a Pottermore user, be able to affect the story? After all, hasn't Harry's story already been told?
The best way to think of Pottermore is as an interactive, illustrated companion to the books.
J.K. Rowling wanted to create a site where her stories could live on and where readers
could explore them in a new way. In addition to discovering new material from J.K. Rowling about Harry’s world, you’ll be able to interact with key story moments
(the Sorting Hat sequence, for example) and upload your own comments,
thoughts and artwork for all the characters, objects and places that you come across.

So Pottermore isn't a massively multiplayer online role-playing game like World of Warcraft, or a social network game like Farmville?
No. While there will be some simple games you can play (you'll be able to brew potions,
for example, Pottermore is very much about the books: being able to experience
Harry’s story in a new way and discover all the additional information
that J.K. Rowling has written.

Isn't there a House Cup that we compete for by earning points?
Yes, there is. As you progress through the story you'll also be able to earn house points
– and once you get to the end of the first book you can carry on earning points
to help your house win the House Cup.

Would you say Pottermore is a social network for fans of Harry Potter?
Not really. Pottermore isn’t trying to compete with sites like Facebook or the Harry Potter forums and fan sites that are already out there. Once you’ve signed up to Pottermore
you’ll be able to find and invite your Facebook friends (if you're over thirteen)
and leave comments in your house common room and the Great Hall,
but Pottermore isn't a social networking site where you can share
personal information or chat in forums.

Only an hour ago, a press release was issued from Google
concerning the official Harry Potter e-books coming in October!

Pottermore and Google are teaming up to integrate Pottermore
with a number of Google products and APIs.

So when the series of Harry Potter ebooks launches on Pottermore.com
in early October, these bestsellers will be available in the U.S. via the open
Google eBooks platform.

When you buy a Harry Potter ebook from Pottermore, you will be able to choose
to keep it in your Google Books library in-the-cloud, as well as on other e-reading platforms.

Google eBooks can be read on most devices with a modern browser, through the Google Books apps for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, and on more than 80 ereaders.

Pottermore will be the exclusive place to buy Harry Potter ebooks and digital audiobooks.
You’ll be able to buy ebooks from the Pottermore Shop, push them to your Google Books library and store them alongside your other Google eBooks.

Thank you all for your continued support of this blog.Without such overwhelming support, this blog would have stopped long ago.It was May 9th, 2009 when this blog first premiered on the web,and has, since then, steadily built up a large following,between all you viewers, all my subscribers, and my followers,it was that support that held the Order of the Phoenix News Network together.

Although I'm sure many Harry Potter fansites and blogs are starting toclose their doors, the Order of the Phoenix News Network isn't among them.

We'll stay open until there isn't any news left, but that won't be soon.

I am happy to announce that although the
Harry Potter movie franchise has now ended,
great things are on the way from J.K. Rowling.

I am happy to announce that Harry Potter fans
can now visit the new official PotterMore website.

J.K. Rowling has, just yesterday, premiered "PotterMore Insider" as an
apparent news source for all announcements and news concerning PotterMore.
You can visit it yourself by using this link: http://insider.pottermore.com/ .

We'll keep you posted on all the latest PotterMore news as soon as we find out ourselves.

Hopefully this means that J.K. Rowling intends to use the website as publicity
for her PotterMore project, especially with July 31st only 16 days away.
On July 31st, Harry Potter fans have a chance at entering PotterMore early.

If I am one of those lucky few, then expect several exclusive newstories on the way!

I am happy to say that the eighth and final Harry Potter
video game, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,
has been in stores since Tuesday, and here are some of
the reviews posted on amazon.com:

"I absolutely loved this game. It has great graphics,
and the different change of characters for different parts
of the game kept it interesting.

They did however switch the controls on the game
such as there is no spell wheel and no more cloak.
One of the most awesome features of this game is that you can apparate! I love that feature, especially when you're facing off against voldemort at the end.

Buy it. You won't be disappointed. The cut scenes are amazing"

The game's retail price is $49.99, and sounds like a great game for
the hardcore Harry Potter fan, as well as the average action game player.

This brand-new clip from the eighth and final Harry Potter film,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two, is one I highly reccomend
to those of you who have read the final book and/or don't care about
remaining in the dark when it comes to the final film.

So if you don't want to see much from the final film, don't hit PLAY.
But for those of you who want to enjoy the clips before seeing the film, enjoy.

This new movie clip from the eighth and final Harry Potter film,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,was leaked online via YouTube.
If you want to catch a glimpse at the final film, here you go.

But if you want to remain entirely unspoiled about the final battle in the
Harry Potter series, I highly reccomend that you do NOT watch the following clip.
As of today, there are 9 days left until Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
enters theaters in most countries worldwide on July 15th. It all ends on 7.15!

This is the newest trailer for the final Harry Potter video game,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Feel free to watch and enjoy this official video, courtesy of YouTube.
It does show the cover to DH Part 1 before you click "play",
but rest assured that it is an official video of the final Harry Potter videogame.

Just an hour ago, it was announced that Harry Potter author
J.K. Rowling has parted ways with the publishing agency,
the Christopher Little literary agency, a company that has been
involved in the making of all seven Harry Potter books, as well as three
spin-off Harry Potter books, such as The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Quidditch through the ages, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

J.K. Rowling had worked with the Christopher Little literary agency
for about fifteen years, since the Christopher Little agency first bought the rights
to the Harry Potter books. They do NOT, however, have the rights to any sort of
digital adaptation to the books, as those rights are still held by J.K. Rowling.

It is believed that the cause of the break-up was J.K. Rowling's announcement
that digital versions of the Harry Potter books would be sold on her upcoming
website, PotterMore.com, which would greatly harm sales of the regular copies
of the book series, which would cause a sudden drop in Harry Potter book sales.

It's sad that this must happen, but to quote a famous song, Let it be.

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